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Federal judge backs Florida law requiring teachers to use pronouns aligning with sex assigned at birth
The pronoun restrictions​ were part of a series of controversial measures​ that Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican lawmakers​ ...
Florida Plans To Deputize 9 National Guardsmen as Immigration Judges To Increase Deportations
Legal experts are concerned that immigration judges with only six weeks of training will not uphold constitutional ...
'Remarkable power grab': State AG scolds judge in SCOTUS reply over immigration arrest block, says advocates 'underplay the reality on the ground'
Florida AG James Uthmeier is urging SCOTUS reject pleas to uphold a federal judge’s injunction blocking the state’s new ...
Divided appeals court backs Florida ban on preferred pronouns in school classrooms
A federal appeals court ruled against a transgender public school teacher who wanted to tell students her preferred pronouns.
Florida urges judge to toss lawsuit challenging Seminole control of online sports betting
The state wants a Leon County circuit judge to toss out a lawsuit that alleges a deal allowing the Seminole Tribe of Florida ...
Commentary: Florida needs an LG, now more than ever | Steve Bousquet
Columnist Steve Bousquet looks at the growing speculation over who will be Florida’s next lieutenant governor. Question No. 1 ...
Trump OKs using National Guard as immigration judges at Florida detention center
Gov. Ron DeSantis for months has been trying to get the federal government to approve using Guardsmen as immigration judges.
Dozens of New Judges to Be Added to Florida Courts
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Trump administration asks judge to deny temporary restraining order to halt "Alligator Alcatraz" operations
U.S. Department of Justice attorneys filed a nine-page document opposing a request by environmental groups for a temporary ...
Judge finds Florida attorney general in contempt over immigration law
A federal judge has found Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier in contempt  for not following her order prohibiting the ...
DeSantis sued by ACLU over missing deadline to appoint new Tallahassee-area judge
The ACLU of Florida wants the state's highest court to tell Gov. Ron DeSantis to get a move on in filling a Tallahassee-area ...
Judge who found Florida attorney general in contempt can get tougher if he violates order
It seemed inevitable that U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams would hold state Attorney General James Uthmeier in contempt of court after he violated her order to stop enforcing a new law that makes ...